What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Stop the Censorship Act This bill limits the federal liability protection afforded to providers and users of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) for their efforts to screen and block objectionable content. This liability protection is often referred to as Section 230 protection. Specifically, the bill eliminates the existing liability protection for providers and users that take voluntary, good faith action to screen and block material they deem obscene, lewd, lascivious, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable (or that make available the technical means to screen and block such content). The bill instead provides liability protection to providers and users (1) that take voluntary, good faith action to screen and block unlawful material (or that make available the technical means to do so), or (2) that provide users with the option to screen or block any other material.
Action Timeline
2025-02-04
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-04
Introduced in House
2025-02-04
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.908 pass?
HR.908 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 34%.
What does HR.908 do?
Stop the Censorship Act This bill limits the federal liability protection afforded to providers and users of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) for their efforts to screen and block objectionable content. This liability protection is often referred to as Section 230 protection. Specifically, the bill eliminates the existing liability protection for providers and users that take voluntary, good faith action to screen and block material they deem obscene, lewd, lascivious, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable (or that make available the technical m…
Who sponsored HR.908?
HR.908 was sponsored by Paul A. Gosar (R-Arizona).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 908 IH: Stop the Censorship Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 908 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Ms. Boebert , Mr. Collins , Ms. Hageman , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Norman , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Censorship Act . 2. Revocation of immunities Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking and Screening of Offensive Material and inserting of unlawful or objectionable material ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected and inserting unlawful material ; and (ii) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (1). and inserting subparagraph (A); or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) any action taken to provide users with the option to restrict access to any other material, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected. .
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